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(No Model.)

0. G. HAYES. RUNNING GEAR FOR VEHICLES.

No. 414,534. Patented Nov. 5, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT @rrrcn.

CHARLES, C. HAYES, OF PENN YAN, NEW YORK.

RUNNING-GEAR FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 414,534, dated November 5,1889.

Application filed August 2, 1889- Serial No. 319,520. (No model.)

To 00% whom, zit may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES C. HAYES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Penn Yan, in the county of Yates and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Running-Gears; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain new-and useful improvements in running-gear for vehicles; and it has for its object to simplify the construct-ion and to so arrange the springs that they will divide the strain with each other, making a very easy-riding vehicle, and one which will ride level, doing away with a reach and saving expense.

The invention consists in the peculiarities of construction and the novel combinations, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my improvement. Fig. 2 is a like view of one of the springs detached. Fig. 3 is a similar view of a modified form of spring.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the rear axle, and B the head-block.

C are the side springs, attached to the rear axle and head-block by clips in any wellknown manner.

D are flat springs of the shape shown, two being employed, and when in place, as shown in Fig. 1, they form a double V, with the apex for each V at the rear and front of thegear, as shown. These springs are attached to the rear axle and to the head-block by means of clips or other suitable fastenings, the ends of the two springs being overlapped, as shown,

adjacent ends of the two springs. The springs are attached between their ends to the crossbars F, which are attached to the under side of the side springs, and have the springs D attached thereto at a short distance from the side springs, as shown.

Instead of making the spring D of such a length as to extend from the rear axle to the head-block, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2,Isometimes may preferto make each of the springs in two parts, each part being of such alength as to extend only to one of the cross-bars, as shown by the detail in Fig. 3; but I prefer to make each spring of a single piece, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In practice the above construction has proved to be a very strong and durable one, and one which provides an easy-riding vehicle andin which the body will ride level.

Vv'hat I claim as new is-- The combination, with the rear axle and head-block, of the side springs attached at their ends to the rear axle and head-block, the cross-bars F, attached at their ends to the side springs near the longitudinal center thereof, and the springs D, having straight portions cl parallel with the side springs and attached to the cross-bars near the ends there of at a slight distance from the side springs and formed with oppositely-inclined portions extending to the rear axle and head-block, respectively, and at the ends formed with straight flat portions overlapped and secured to the rear axle and head-block and forming double V shaped springs inside the side springs upon each side of the cross-bars, substantially as herein shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

, CHARLES 0. turns.

\Vi-tnesses:

OLIvER F. REED,

FRANK R. DURRY. 

